Firecrackers used to scare foraging elephants in India

Date:

June 4, 2014

Source:

AFP / Powered by NewsLook.com

Summary:

As the human population increases, conflicts with elephants in northeast India are on the rise as villagers and farmers encroach on the animal's natural habitat. Forest guards use firecrackers in an attempt to scare the animals away.
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